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==Country Information== | ==Country Information== | ||
The former ''Caroline Islands'', (except Palau) now the Federated States of Micronesia, are an archipelago in the West Pacific, just north of the equator. The Federated States of Micronesia is an independent sovereign island nation and a [[United States Genealogy|United States]] associated state in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are [[Papua New Guinea Genealogy|Papua New Guinea]], [[Guam Genealogy|Guam]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands Genealogy|Mariana Islands]], [[Nauru Genealogy|Nauru]], the [[Marshall Islands Genealogy|Marshall Islands]], and [[Palau Genealogy|Palau]]. It was formerly ruled by [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]], [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], and [[Japan Genealogy|Japan]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Federated States of Micronesia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia, accessed 2 May 2016.</ref> | The former ''Caroline Islands'', (except Palau) now the Federated States of Micronesia, are an archipelago in the West Pacific, just north of the equator. The Federated States of Micronesia is an independent sovereign island nation and a [[United States Genealogy|United States]] associated state in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are [[Papua New Guinea Genealogy|Papua New Guinea]], [[Guam Genealogy|Guam]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands Genealogy|Mariana Islands]], [[Nauru Genealogy|Nauru]], the [[Marshall Islands Genealogy|Marshall Islands]], and [[Palau Genealogy|Palau]]. It was formerly ruled by [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]], [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], and [[Japan Genealogy|Japan]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Federated States of Micronesia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia, accessed 2 May 2016.</ref> The land is fertile and rich in minerals. The largest islands or island groups are ''Yap (Waqab), Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae.'' | ||
Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are '''not''' part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), but are part of the greater Micronesia island area. | |||
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